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| Untold Valor: Forgotten Stories of American Bomber Crews over Europe in World War II | 
 enlarge | Author: Rob Morris
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 110480
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Potomac Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 1574889990
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.5449730922
EAN: 9781574889994
ASIN: 1574889990
Publication Date: April 14, 2006
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Product Description
For the men of the Army Air Corps in early World War II, the chance of surviving the obligatory twenty-five missions without death, injury, or imprisonment was one in three. In this groundbreaking book, Rob Morris has sought out remarkable but little-known stories of the air war from the men who lived and fought it.
Based on hundreds of interviews with American veterans and their families, Untold Valor illuminates the courage of airmen whose exploits have until now remained untold. Read about Jewish aviators’ experiences as POWs in German camps. Learn about American airmen who were imprisoned, even killed, by the neutral Swiss and about two Air Corps enlisted men who changed U.S. policy toward liberated concentration camp survivors. Also discover the unusual story of Luftwaffe commander Herman Goering’s nephew, who flew B-17 missions against Germany. While some of the stories cover major events, most are about incidents and individuals misrepresented or overlooked by history books. Yet their efforts were vital, their lives forever changed.
Detailed and moving, Untold Valor is certain to interest the serious air historian and the casual reader alike. With a foreword by the editor of B–17s Over Berlin.
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 Valor Untold No Longer. May 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
History can be found both in volumes upon shelves and in the hearts of those who witnessed it. Rob Morris has managed to organize a meeting between the two through his tremendous book, "Untold Valor".
With a style underpinned by sincerity, Rob has managed to grasp and share some amazing tales from those who dared take to the hostile skies over Europe. Yet their tales and survival are not confined to the stratosphere. A fact that Morris effectively relates through the accounts of those confined and no longer able to take to the skies.
I highly recommend this book for not only those who study history, but for those who seek further insight into the human spirit. Thanks to Rob Morris, these stories of valor are no longer untold.
Owen Zupp- Author "Down to Earth"
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Stories we need to know May 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are so many stories of World War II that we need to know to remember the sacrifices our fathers and grandfathers and great-grandfathers made to keep us free that I want to thank Rob for bringing some of them to light.
 An important Work, These stories must be saved for all time! May 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Then why not 5 stars? I was reading a book called "...American Bomber Crews over Europe in World War II" but I got just a bit too much about things that happened on the ground. I think it's only fair to tell people that this book is not only about what went on in the air. Morris could do one book alone on chronicling the experiences of air crews trapped and at risk in "neutral" countries and another about air crews over Europe.I wish he had done that since it leaves you wanting more reading the internment stories here, I should add the author also states this book is not all about dogfights with fighters. Otherwise I cannot praise enough the authors attempts to find WWII air crews and get out their stories before they are gone. We need an army of people like him out there NOW getting down on paper the stories of combatants on all sides of the war. Some stirring tales here, and some that you may never have heard of as well. A worthy addition to any air buffs library.
 Untold Valor review March 4, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
A reasonable book with some good focus on crew aspects not normally dealt with, an example is the chapter on ball turret gunners. Much of the other subject matter has been discussed in other books though.
Keep the Memory Alive February 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In Untold Valor, Rob Morris tells the story of American Bomber crews over Europe in intricate, well researched detail. From the tale of the Memphis Belle to Hermann Goerings nephew, the stories are poignant and told with the kind of vivid detail that keeps the memory alive. This fine book is indeed a tribute to the bravery and courage of the thousands of young men who put their lives on the line for freedom at twenty thousand feet over foreign soil. There is one aspect of the tale that could be expanded on to round out the true history of the war experience. As Mr. Morris tells us, one out of every three of these brave young aviators were shot down over enemy territory. On the ground below were not only enemy soldiers, but also hundreds of equally brave Belgian, French and Dutch civilians who risked their lives to locate and shelter many of the American airmen who parachuted behind enemy lines. Over the course of the war hundreds were escorted back to Britain to continue the fight. For an equally compelling look at the war from this perspective, check out the excellent new book by Douglas W. Jacobson Night of Flames: A Novel of World War II. Congratulations to Mr. Morris for bringing us Untold Valor and keeping the memory alive.
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